Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1876, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1876. 5 f— of the &iMcultics of entry and exit that we have | lican meceting tn the Court-Honse to-night. T! === THE CAMPAIGN. Assassination in the Southe= Freedom of Speach in the North. A Horribly Fiendish Slaugh- ter by Texas Til- denites. Killing of One White Repub- lican and Twenty= one Negroes. Barbarous Atrocitics Attend- ent upon the Assas- sinations, The Marderers Well Known, but Unmolested by the Democratic Civil Authorities. Shall Vr?o Turn the Government Ovor to Such Domons and Their Sympathizors? Copious Notes of the Canvass in the Northwest. A Greenbacker’'s Reasons for Leaving That Party. Carter H. Harrison Making Love to tho French Voters. Cheering Roports from Republican Heetings---Interesting Straws, SOUTHERN ATROCITIES. TUE WAY THH TILDENITES ELECTIONEER. Currespondence San Antonin (Tex.) Republican. EAGLE LAk, Tex,, Aug. 80—I scnd you an extract taken from the Dullas Herald, which makes some reference to the murder of colored wen at Eagle Lake, in Colorado County. Iam surprised that the press. has not taken this matter in hand and given the horrid detulls to the public long before this. THIRTEEN NEOROES IN ALL HAVE IEEN KILLED, and fully $0 more would have been killed by thls tiine bad they mot fled from thelr Jomes. Bome of the refugees are now in Touston, and the story they tell s enough 1o make one’s flesh crawl, One poor negro was torn from the arins of his shricking wife, and tortured by helng shot In the arms and legs un- il seven bullets were put Into him. Every time o was ahot hls crucl tormentors compelled him ta shrick * Gordon,”"—the name of a white man who had been murdered some months before, supposed by negroes. Aftershooting him seven times, one of the murderers, & little more hu- mane than the rest, shot him through the heart, aod put an cnd to his sulerings, Most of the negraes killed were taken from their homes at night, dragged away from terrls ficd wives and children, and shot at once, © MURDEI OF CAPT. BAUGIIMAN, Niglt before last, Capt. J. N. Baughman, for several years Sherltl of Wharton County, wos taken from his sick bed, where he had been con- fined for weoks, tied up to a tree,—for he could not stand by himself,—and eiyhteen bullets put Into hils body by'the same gang of murderers who are enguged In kllling the negroes. Mr. Baugh- man kept s little store at Eagle Lake, and had the temerity Lo openly denounce the wholesale murder of uegrovs. Sknce he was killed, the lylug scoundrels who killed him, or thelr fricnds, liave started the preposicrous story that hie was Incitiug the negroes to riot and Kkilling of white men, In shor after the murdering scoundrels had kil some {hirteen negroes, and driven fifty or 60 more from their homes, they attemptto make it lpf)(-ur that Baughuan wus to blame for the ntehery, T know Baughman well; lo was a qulet, umnssuming man, preposscasing in his Iwmmml n{xpcnmn(‘c. and about 85 years of age; he served in the Federal army, gofug into the ‘War a private, and coming out a Captain, SEVEN OF 'TIIE SIURDENED MEN. EicLe Lake, Tex., Scpt. 1.—Following are the numes of seven of the colored men mur- dered at or near Eogle Lake, within the past far wevks, by the suporters ot Tikden nid Hendricks: Lewis Yusking, worked for John Matthews; Ismn Duvenport, farmed on old Bat- tle pluce; Boney Cotton und Raymond Cotton, ;nrum-m; Zuek Hughes, farmer; Fellx Fouda, armer, All of the nbove aro known to have heon good, Ipc:ru:e:\blc, und Industrious men, except Zoeh Hughes, who was charged with killing and skinnine cattle, It waos utierly false that any of them were caught In the act of skinnlnr cat- tle, ‘Tho two first killed, Zach Hughes and Lewls Yoskins, wera roturning to their homes from Eagle Lale on horsebuvk, where they had been to purchase somu grocerles. ‘They wero £hot on their horses, and allowed to lay on the roudslde whero they fell until found by somo of their colored friends and buried. Thekiling of these two men usturally created some cx«fil.c- ment among the coloreld people, und suime of them openly denounced the murder. All who Tiave dune so have elther been shot or run out of hts section of country. P THEUE ARE SIX MORH KNOWN 70 NAVE DEEN KILLED, Dut aa yet T have been unablo to ascertaln their nomes. 1 am promised them, however, and will ecnd thew to you as soon us thoy are furnished to me, - - Tlo better class of whita people who live near the scene of thess horrible atrocltics feol great fndfgnation ut the perpetrutors, but they daro nut say or do unything, One gentleman In the Tuwn of Eugle Lake, for denouncing these mur- ders, was seized by these savages, thrown duwn on hls face, and strock o hundred luahes. After fogpring bl thus unmercifully, they made nim run for the woods with hatl-a-dozen slx-shooters cocked and polnted ut him. Ilo wos thankful to cseape with no more scrfous bodily damage, The tanies of tho perpetratora of the hellish crimes can nll bo cusily uscortained; somo of them are now in my possession, I sm walting et them ally when I will forward them for publieation. EauLe Lags, Tex,, Bept. f.—Sinco I last wrote {au 1 have been onavled to procure somo puinfully intevesting particulars of the moat atroclous butchery of negroes near this place, Yaglo Laoke fs ulittlo rvailrond statlon on the Uatvestou, Harrisburg & Sun Antoulo Railroad, aul the market for tite cotton und other prod- ucts ralsed in ou ures of perhaps 20 miles mound, ‘The scene of the murders {8 in Whar- ton County, from 10 to 20 milca from this ata- tlon; but’ partiea lving at Eagle Lake arc sus. [ck dof belug purticipants in'the torrible Lru- alitles that have tuken place. TILE ASHABSINATION O EX-BUERIPP BAUGIHAMAN, This occurred on Monday, Aug. 28, in the moruing ut about 8 o'clock, “Tumy last I wus In error T stating that Baughman was dragged {rom his bed und tied to u treo and shot. The facts are Baughmnn's bed was by an open wine ggnw, with the hiead-board tusned to the window. Tho tirst shots red, three Ju nunber, struck the head-board, one about a foot sbove, but in range of Baughman's head; the sccond sbout 8ix fuchios above, whils tho third wounded hita, The shots wero fired simultaycously, sud, bejug roused suddenly by the nolasand wound, Baugh- nan ratsed up fn Led, und beeaine a cosspleuous target for the assassing’ bullets, Ho wos fl»cuuly riddled with bullets, oud fell down on s Led welterimg {n Lis blood, As goou as tho bloudthirsty scoundrels becume satistied that ho l‘;!uuluml.v.wy broku down the door of his uuun und, proceeding to his bed, sefzed his fcleas me{ threw it violently on’ the floor, end ogafn i didted. it with bullets. Onefnhuman Hubis, more flendish, i possible, thau the rest, lll\luumsml to hls temple and shot a bhole Touph his head, which caused his brains to m».zu gut upon the floor aud wingly .with his “O.“d- After thus maltreating bis lifeless body, ‘uy #tole his watch u uugur-rlnt', @ presen roin Wg dead mother,wrapped tho budy I some clothing, und The SET FLILE TO IT. hen, nlmuluug. cursing, sud singing, the i sowe 19w number, todv ol U0 B4 they left, Baughman's housckeeper, who, as soon as the firing commenced, had taken rcfuge in the high weeds in tho garden near the house, returned {n time to extingutsh tha fre before 1t had fairly got under way., The procision with which they fired their Airat shota, and the regular railations in distance, show that the assassing Tnew exactly where Baughiman rla]rl,[mlll must have had s apy to give hmm the {nformation. The day before Banghman ivss kmcd,"n. wan named” dumes Raymond, nteknamed 1 Cripy hal spent the day nt Buughten's liouse, pretemling to Le very fricndlf. On some pretext or another he munaged to Fct l"&'{“ the bedroom, where he was ot cv:dh Y the housckeeper; he kept his uyes bus gurveving the varlous features of the room and noting the position of tha furniture, Suspicion nitaches to Crip " as tho party who directed Lhe first shooting. He was the only man who had ever been ju Baughman's bedroom exeept Baughman himeelf, and, without s knowlediza of "file yoom and the' position of the bed, it Wouldl hiave been fmpossibla to hit their victim Wwith such mathematical precision ns the holes in the head-board indicate. . The party was un- der command of n whose volce was lieard and I8 knowu, 1lis name fa withlield for the resent. o is a doctor, and_lives near En‘filu ake, e gave bls commnands fu o loud, dic- tatorial manner, mivgled with curses, ' Ilfs first orders were, ‘‘Burround the house;® then, © Fire]? theén, “Cluse up there, G—a d-—n’you,—you are_in_danger,—get in line,— steady now, steady.”” Those weeo his exact ex- nrcu(nns,ulumlnhcd me by a man who was not 500 yards away at the thine. MURDER OF DONY COTTON. This young negro was murdered in brond day- 1lght at his sother’s honae, and in the presence of lis mother. A man naned Jhn Frazier, with a party whose nancs 1 have {n posscssion, came on the place whers Bony worked, and, going to hiis wother's cabln, accosted Buny thus: “ You d~n black son of 2 b—h, you have threatened to burn tne out,” at the suine time drawing his six-shooter and advancing toward the terrified negro. Bony threw up his hands, and declared earncstly and snlumn!{ that he had never made any sttch threat. This denlal seemed only to agggravate the rn{fc of Frazier, who by this tinie was within strl ln‘: distanco of the negro. Ralsing his cocked revolver high in the air, he brought 1L down with - terrible force on thie sldo of Imur Bony's head, crusling lis temple and cutting a severo gush in his cheek. Just then adozen shots were fired, and poor Bony was shot todeath, 'Then, threatening the half-crazea motherwvith the same fate if she “dldu't behave herself, these chivalrie nup[wrleu of Tilden and Hendrieks went on to* kill soine mure d—n niggers,'? TWENTY-TWO PRNSONS KNOWN TO HAVE DERN KILLED. Luoat Monday Dick Terrill and Ira Weather- spuon were hoth killed, and Charley Smith seri- ously wounded. They wera all hard-working farmers, This makes a total of twenty-one ng- groes and one white Itepublican Litled in all, and one negro scriously wounded, 1t is roport- cd that several nqimcs have Leen killed and thrown into tho Culorado River, TI1E PERPETRATORS OF THESE CRIMES. There is very little doubt here, clther among white or binck, us to who arc tho perpetrators of these eritues, or rather atrocities, 1f United States Marshuf Puillips will do his duty under the Ku-Klux act, he witl find that Jim Frazier, Wil Frazier, Brant Frazier, gmccr{;kee ors} Hilly Beard, vlerk for Watterson & Ficklin at Bugle Luke; Bill Lowry, whisky-seller; Jimmy Rodw, loafer und desperado; “Murray Watts, ditto; Lewis Fritz, lonfer and whisky-guzzier; Henry Travy, butufmr, and Bill Murray, another druniten loifer and desperado: aud perhaps a certain Dr, 8mith, ure the ringleaders. Jumes Raymond, known us “Crip,” if e ls in com- plicity with tiis &;«mg of thieves and asgnssins, ’s but s dupe aud's tovl,—no doubt a willing oue, thougl, RETRIDUTIVE JUSTICE, A man numed Luke, who came here from Missourf about a year ago, wrote a letter buck to the local paper grlntnd at his old howe, in which his denounced ua false all the sturics of crime committed in Texus. [y went iuto rap- tures concerning the kindness and hospitality of the people, cte. Well, Mr. Lake, when sto- ries of thess horrid murders begun to reach his cur, denounced the perpetrutors, and boldly declared that they oughtto be hung. Unfor- tunately, one doy he made this remurk in the presence of Bill anr{ and Jim Roan; where- upon Lowry threw Lake down and procecded to give him 8 most uxfimemuul whipping with o cowhide,—~Roan meadtime standlug over the prostrate Lake with a cacked revolver pointing at Iis head, threutening to sboot if he offere: the slightest resistunce. So poor Lake hud to take the wl:lwlug until Lowry had exhausted himself. Inhls next Jutter to his home paper Lnke will no doubt oxpress bimsulf somcwhat differently, at least na regards someé of tha fn- ligbitunts of Texas, A REIGN OF TENROR. The unchecked atrocities of this gang of mur- derers has produced o refgn of terror nmonfi Toth white and black. The former are afral to suy anything for fear of incitiugth disploas- ure of these rufiians, and consequently subject- ing themsclves to lusult and outrage, if not nssnesination; while the poor negroes arc living {n hourly expectation of being kiiled. They are ufrald t9 sleep nt home, or work the flelds] but many of them hide out {7 the woods day and night, Thoe crops are be segglected, and overy negro who eanralse the caus {8 leaving for otfier and more sceure quurters, ONE NOTAULE EXCCITION. ‘While the guud white vitizens sccretly deplore the terrible condition of things which 1 have but falntly described, and yet ure afraitl for their lives to seck to remedy ity thers I8 one mian, I am proud to say, who openly denounces the perpetrators aud thelr acts, Ills nama Is Ollver Vatker, & brave man, who served falthfully as u golafer In the Confederate armny, aud whomn tho cowardly assuseius of the Roan and Fruzier type dere not attack, Walker {s & large land- owner i these purts, and s very pcfimhu. It the ussassius were to murder hlin, the 'wholo country would rise ngalnst his murdurers, and they khow it, 8o they ure compelled to let him alone, Walker tooK charge of the mutfluted remains of poor Buughimau, and bad them de- cently buried, This will De sowo consolation to his surviving fricuds and relatives, who, I am told, Jive in Judlana, Thank God there wus one man kind and brave enough to give Christlan burial to this poor victlnt of men more cruel than the Bashl-Bazouks of Turkey or the sav- oges of Sitting Bull, Is our Government a mluret ¥ TOE OUTLOOK. BECRETARY CHANDLER'S PREDIOTIONS. Speciat Disputch to The Tribuns. Wasmyoron, D, C., Sept. 14.—Becretary Chandler returned this woroing from New York. Ilohas avery cheerful hopefulncss of the Republican outlook. e says the advices from Obio and Indiana are very encouraging for a rouslug Republicun majority In the former State, and for a moderato ons In the latter, Ho expects that New York will e carried for Llayes, and that evon New-Jersoy will cast its Electorul vote for the Kepublicans. From Culiforuta it Is learned that the disaffection over tho Chincse ucstion hus been overcome, aud It 18 probable thiat both California und Oregon will vote for Hayes aud Wheeler, ! the Bouthern Btates, Chisndler relies upon North Caroling, Bouth Carollug, aud Florida to glve Ropublican majoritivs, It cau bo atated upon the highest authority that the statement fu the Demavratic or,uns to the effect that Carl Schurz doubts the success of Huyes, and thut Sehurz’s own speaking en- i‘ugumm 8 have beeu canceled b( Beeretary handler, Is fulse in every partfcular. Mr. Schurz, over his own name, denles the firat alle- atlon, and Mr, Chundler authorizes n 1lke au~ thoritative denial of the second, The Demo- crats cannot lfo him out of tha canvass, for Mr, Behurz lias no cng.Famcnh with the National Commitiee which that Committco can cancel, m:‘%l:;l:ugomnuu have all been with Btato Cow- Secretary Chandler to-day denfed that Gen. Bristow had submitted cxtc;:orlull or other questions to him regarding tho attacks alleged to bo In preporation ugainst him tflrhmw), nor has Chandlor any knowledge that Bristoir has abandoned or will abandon the eampalgn, ILLINOIS, JASPER COUNTTY, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tribuna. ErriNauan, I, Sept. 14.—Tbo Hon, 8, M. Cullom, the Ilon, Benson Wood, Dr. L. W, Bmith, and your correspondent have just re. turncd from Newton, the county-seat of Jasper County, Newtonlis beautifully situated, but, liko every town that is deprived of the rallrosd aud telegraph, Is to all futents dead, and tho Ine habltants had not yet heard how Maine had gone, Our reception was rather cool. The big menof the tawn took unusual pains to present to our party u large number of Democrats, who were fatroduced as rebels. For the lust threo wecks wo have been fn- baling nothing but & Republican atmousphere and seciug nothing but Republican facts, but we liave now comne fntv & locallty where you ure eurrounded by the baneful effects of the Dem- ocratic mlasma which tillas this county, Itfsuo wonder that every other man, woman, sod child is down flat with ague. Woare in hopes that this epidemic will 50 shake them up that when they roturu to their normal coudition they will come up purificd wen sud good Re- Bubllmu. “ Tt would do some of our old greens ack Grangers good to spend s day bere, it "they wero euly obliged,to encounter balf experienced, nud have fo ride 20 miles tosce & raflrond: they would soon begin to think that this curscd monopaly sbout which they have heen howling was the greatest bleasing of the nineteenth century, But the prospeeta of Jasner County are improving. u-dn?' 20 teams are hauling tiea and defivering them upon the road which will sonn connert” this benighted reglon with civilization and progress. lIron i3 now lald six miles out fromn Olney, The rosd Is peaded from hera to that point, and it Is ex- peeted by the 33d of October that trains will be running hera, In the afternoon the nld Court-Housa was well filled, Mr. Cullom discussed he isstics of the day, The Democrats admitted the force snd truthfuluces of Mr. Cullom’s specch, and mno- whera In Soutftrn Dlinols has he made such a good Impression as in this liot-bed of the De- mocracy, One old gray-haired Democrat aald, Y] tako five rnpurn. The Lrouble with our folka Is they whil not read. If they did, they would do a8 I propuse to do~—vote no lunger with my old party." JACKSIORVILLE, Specta tch to The Tritune. JACKSONVILLE, LIL, Sopt. 14.—Tha most srice cessful meetingof the present campalgn was Iield In this city to<lay. Though the weather haa been rainy and bad for days, and opened stormy this morning, still a large number of People from all parts of the county gathered in this city to hear 8enator Oplesby, The Opera-House, holding about 2,000 people, wns. densely crowded with voters, who heard intelll- gently nnd cheered enthusiasticaily, The speak- er's arralgnment of the Democratic party for its criines and hercsics, and hls, defeuse of the Ropubllcan party for all the fim- {mrtnn: mcta which 1L” has done, was most horough and convincing. Fesr men produce a happicer effect on popular audiences than docs the gallant Honator, for be is earncst and Tonest, and allwho hear im belleve in_ him. The Glee Club, led by Frank Lumband, waa rmacnt and waked the heartlest euthuslasin b s stirs nf; and patriotic campaign sungs. This evoning the Repuhlicans crected: o magnificent flag-staff 160 foet long, and trom its summit throw to the breeze a handsome banner lnseribed with the names of thelr standard-bearers. Gov, Ogluhly after the conclusion of his speech, shiowed his rcu!wct to the memory of noble Dicle Yates by repalring to ths cometery and visiting his grave, ‘The Senator will speak in: Deluyan, Tazewell County, to-morrow. Spectal Disgsich 1. he Tvibun e ch to ure. VANDALIA, 1l Sept. 14,—The Kepublicans hmlnrnulln]iunm lheve to-day. At noon the Hon, 8, M. Callom arrived, " Ho was recelved at the depot by Judge Van Dorston, Capt. P. D. Naleman, the Hon., E. M. Asheroft, and the llon, F. Keeman, After dinner a fln)‘m and Whecler pule was successfully ratsed. Then followed a grand mecting at Fehrn's Hall, Hundreds were unable to gain admittance. The Vandalia Band gave us flue musle, and the Hayes and Wheeler tlee Club added much to the sue- cess of the inceting by thelr spirited songs, There are now 10 cmnya}gn clubs fn ~ the county, and they are dolng excellent gervice. Mr. Cullom this after- noon was more than usually happy in his re- marks, speaking over two hours, Constant ap- lnuse and enthusiasm were manifested during \is entire speech. Thls evening a grand torch- light procession is marching through thuatreets, PRORIA. Bpectal Dispatch to, The Teibune. PRORIA, ill., Sept. 14,—Tuo I{epublican Coun- ty Convention met at the Court-House this norping, and nominated,with but Jittle friction, the followiug ticket: Scnator, Thomas Cratty} Represcntatives, L. A. Wood, William A, Ren- neny Sheriff, Frank Hitchcock; Btate's Attor- noy, James A, Cameron; Circuit Clerk, John AL (Vuv.;(.‘oroner, John_Earncst. At the con- clusion of busluess loud calls were made for Cratty, and he took the stand. Ie made a short but able speech, in which ho thanked his fricuds for the honor, and urged them to unite together ond make astrong canvass for the entire na- tional, Btate, and county ticketa. OARLINVILLE, Bpectal Dispatch i The Tribuna. CARLINVILLE, ], S8cpt} 14.—Scnator Richard J. Ogleaby addresacd an_enthusinstle audience in this city last night. Our large Court-ITouse was packed to hear the truths from ¢ Honest Dick.” Tiis specch was o complete vindicatlon of the elanders of tho Republican party, and was recelved with unbounded enthusiasm ond ap- plause. It was replete with wit snd unanswera- le nrguments. Musle was discoursed by the Chicago Glee Club, The torchlight proceasion was tho largest of the season. TOR CONGRESS. FOURTI ILLINOIS, Spectal Dispatch ta The Tridune. Erarw, i, Sept. 14.~The Democrats of the Fourth Coneressional District met inConvention here to-day and nominated Gen. John ¥, Farne- worth for Congresa on the firet ballot, recelviog 05 votcs, all that were cast, Ile appeared and accepted, but regretted that he had been chiosen, 08 he was going to stump Iudians for Tilden. Tio docs notintend to stump the distriet, but will make o few specches, Ie was loudly cheer- od, and encouraged his Democratic fricuds by assuring thon thot he was oue of them now, ond that Tilden would bLe eloct- ed, as Indlana was certain. The Con- ventfon needed a Moses for tha party, and nom- inated Moses Dean, of DeKalb, for member of the State Board of Equnlization. ‘The Greenbackers met at the eame time and nominated the Rev. Dr. W. 8. Balch, pastor of the Universallst Church, of this city, for Con- gress, Ile very nrnmul.‘y dutlined the honor, and the Convention is looking for o candidate, with little show of fiuding one. peciaf Disgateh to The Trivune. VARDALIA, 11k, Bept. 14.—The Congressional Distrlet Is 1n'zoodl shupe here for the ftepublic- ans, In 1874 the so-culled Independents cnst over 4,000 votes, Now they have no ticket in the fletd, and thecontest is between the two old m tles, Hpurts, the Democratic candldate for Congzress, spoke lnst night at Centralla, but be did not make much of an fmpression. 1I1s audience was lurgely composed of Republic- ane, Ashcroft, the Kepubllean candidate, Is anxious to getat Sparks In joint dubate, but the Opposition do not seem “fuclined to carry on the campalgn fn that way. While It will take bard work for the Republicuns to earry this district,” they seem quite savguine of W victory, Thecauvess in its detalls Is all that could be deslred, and the Republicaus are wide awake, There is no county in Southern Illinois which has redcomed [tsell so fast from Demo- cratic rule as Fayette. FIRST AND BIOUTIL TENNESSER. NisuviLLe, Sept. 14.—~The Hou. J, D. C, At- kivs, from the Eighth District, and the Ion. Willlasn McFarland, from tho Mirst have been nominated by acclawation for re-election for Cougress. il BEVENTH MISSOURL 87, Lovis, Mo., Sept. 14.—The Republican nominee for Congress In the Scveuth Missourl District is Culone) John L, Btover, uot Stevens, as roported laat night. . FULST CONNECTICUT, Hartronn, Conn., 8ept. 17,—~The Republican Conventlon to-day, by scelamation, unsnimous- 1y nominated Gen, Joseph Hawley for Congress roin thio First District. = CLEAN-ITANDED ITAYES, IR 18 WILLING THAT THE PUBLIO SIOULD 8RB ANY AND ALL O 11I$ INCOME RETURNS, Disputch o Cincinnall Gusette, Coruxnus, O., Sopt. 13.~It havinr been charged by several Ohlo papers, that the revenue offielals at Cloclonati had ryefusca to allow auy examination to be wade of Gov. Hayes' Income returns, made while Lo was a resldent there, and Intimoting that the offielals were acting under suggestious from Hlayes, your correspondent called upon Gov. Hayes thls forcuoon, regarding tho matter. The Governor said that he did not kuow that an nfipl(mlun to sce his returns had boen msde or refused, or what vulos there wero regarding the publlcity of such matters, but he mmufi hulp not. l!mde nn[v; request or communicated in auy way witl oftlvinl or other persons regarding them.” While Lo did not know under whiat ordens the rovenus ofllcials were ucting, ho was of the opinion that all publle records should, in lnmwmpcr woy, be accessible to tha public. Ile bad no wish io conceal auything from thu public that they had a right to know, and in his opluien, an jucome vetura camo under this hiead, INDIANA, LAPONTE. - Bpecial Dispatch 10 The Tribund vy LAPORTN, Ind., Sept. 14~ Unclq, Jimmle," tho blue-jean farmer-asplrant for tho honor of the gubernatorlal chalr, gave an cntertainment this afternoon, There were acts Innumerable and gcenes ridiculous, Tho beginulug aud the end was o farce. It was tho same old story,— self-laudation aa au oconomiat. Thero are no votes for such as hio here, His efforts, though wild and distressing, were a lamontablo failure, Mr. Voorhees occupled a part of the afterncon. This ovenlnyg Michigan City Dembocrats will bo driven wild tryiug to fathomn the depths of the twisted aud tangled-up arguments of the apeakurs of this afteruoon. VALFARAIBO, Varpinaiso, Ind,, s"fl" 14.~Judge Ditten- hooler, of New Xork, addressed a lusge Repub- Hayas and Wheeler Club turned out {n uniform and with torchea. The Jndge reviewed In a mas- terly and eloquent manner the Lssucs of the day and'the record of the candidates, Touching the question of non-scctarian achools, In which the Gicrmans were especlally {nterested, he showed that the Democratie House, to fool the people, nssed a ureloss amendment, hut, when the Senate changed it Lo make it cffective to guar. antee free achools, every Dunocratle Benator voted agalust ft. THE DOYS IN BLED, IRDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14,—A large meeting of promiuent citizens this afternoon recelved the reports of committees In chiarze of the Natfonal Boldiera’ Reanlon to be held the 20th and 21st. Arrangentents have been made for tho accom- modation of all, and, to further provide for the emergency If hotel and private facllitles should Prnu fnsuflicient, tents for the quartering of 0,000 more have been secured, Letters and tr,fe%rum indicate that not less ‘than 100,000 will'bo in attendance, fncluding sl the prlnnlpnl men In the country. ABOUT' 'TOWN. REPUBLICAN THADQUARTERS, In the Grand Pacific Hotcl parlors there was more than usual activily apparent vesterday. The businesa of the National and State Com- tiitces bas become fo extensive that more room 8 required. The rooms formerly oceu- pled by the Chicago Club have been in use, but Col. John B. Drake i also having the adjoining parlor fixed up, and a door {a being put in be- tween the two rooms so a8 to make them con- nect. Col. Babcock and James P. Root fecl that when the new rootn is completed they will hayve more spaco whereln to transact business, and be bettor able to entertain friends of the Republican party. Letsters were recclved yesterday at head- unrters from Oregon and California which con- tinue to glve encouraging reports {from the Fa- clfic 8lope. Prepurations are making for the grand mass- meeting which will_be licld when Col. Bob In- gersoll and Jamea G. Blaine chme to this city, COlLv A: C BLLITHORPE yesterday returued to the fold of the Republican party and gave up his alleglunce to the Green- ]hn&kur!. srreasons are given in the foltowing etter: - Cuicano, Bept. 14.—To the Cook County Cen- tral Committlec of the Gremback party, Tremont llouse, CUhicayo—GrxTLEMEN: Duty compels me 1o tendor to_yon my resignation as a member of your Commitice, and in dulng this Iam pleased to say that St ia froi no peraonal. {l-fecling towards any of the Committee that has induced ime to this act. 1am Influenced solely by a sense of duty I owe to my country, as well as a denlre to be consistent ‘with my aswn ncts and polltical convictlons during tho lnst'16 years: and morg cn{lwclllly the late lte- bellion. 1 will be proper, and perhaps a duty, for me in this connection to state xome of tho “most ’mtnnl reasons for thus withdrawing from uny urther participation In the aflairs of the Greens Dback party under ita pretent 1ine of munugement. 1 will urst state that I have undergone no change in m{ opinlons concerning the monetary Interents of theuation, orin nny convictlons ns to the ne- Cosslty of a paper-circalating medium emanating directly from the Government, and made sheolute- iya legal tender for all purpoves, wherover the legislatlon of onr cnlmlrx reacnes,—sald clrcula- tion ulway being restricied and made to contorin to the commercial and Induatrial [oterests of the country, 1 think it Is not neceveary for me to further reiterate my faith In the principles enun- clated in the finsucial portiou of the Ureenback platform, First, to longer remaln In an organization with- out the least poxulblo hoPu of success is folly; sece ond, I am fully convinced that our party is belng wsed in - the Interest of the Demo- cratic purty; third, 1 cannot comsent to lend my infuence (llitle as (' fs) to the promotion of the party that I fought against three years in the late Rebollion,~as a citizen and soldler T cannot with my vote or sanction conecnt o place the future destinies of tho Republic in the Lands of the Democratic party as it is at present ur{vnlzul. asthe Democratic party organized and made up from the average Intelligent and leyal portion of the peaplo at Jarge, 1 might think diTerontly, but when 1 reflect that ita composition embraces olght-tenths of the: worat and most vicloua ele- ments of IUU‘B({. united with almost every former Southern Robel, and azalu taking Into “its folds cvery Northern Copperhead, angmenied again by soven-cighths of 'the non-reading and Ignormut clanses, I become alarned at the situation, and feel that it fw my duty to ignore all Snancial ques- tlons temporarily, and go to the rescue of the Ite- lzllbll(: hut {8 being beeleged by the same clement bat attempted its destruction from 1800 to 1865, 1 do not say that all who belon, cratic party ara bad men, but I 10 the Demo- o assame, and 1 think without tho fear of successiul contradic~ tlon, that it docs embraca within its folds the great mass of all the bad and viclous clements of our conntry. It is very untortunato for the really goud ‘men belonging to the Democratic party that ull of these Viclons eloments of wo- clety hang, liko an incubus, 10 ita skirts, driving from {t all hopea of auccess, Agaln, the present arrangements of afMijation betweon the Democ. raoy and Greenback party in this Slate, and, In facl, throughuut e Cnited States, I'am cone vinced s -an unboly siliance, concelved by the political trickaters of both factions and put in exceution by schemlng wirc-pullers to deceive the Republicans and War Demacrats, who unlied with the Grecenbackers from pure and honest convictions. 'The respective platformaof the two partles, Ureenbackers and Democrats, are 80 an- agonisticn) thnt 1t makes the union of interests Ipatlo farce and appsrent humbug. he cloven foot of the Itepublic’s old enemy, avery and treasons 8 visible on every side. sincervly Lope that eve.y Republican and honest War-Domocrut, Who v whizes with the erlnnlo ples of th:Urmnb:lck’&un’ywlllwel:h carefully the reaent conditionof aituirs and shun the pit tiaf is eing dug for them, ~1am quite confident that the monctary Interests of our. country will be far sater in tho hends of good, thinking, Indnatrious, loyal patriots, than they would bo In the handsund under the dictation” of the combined clements of the Identical fuction that for four years used thcir utmoat power to destroy the Iepublic, aud build up {n Ita atead o slave oligarchy, —entulfing upen the natfonn debt of 82,600, G0V, U0, which vught to be quite sufiicient to remind us of the past history of the Democratic pusty, Agaln, the success of the Democracy will be s fearful requisition upon the puy-ralla of the nution, that would be equal, alimosi, to the present nationul debt. Thess new Uemands will bo promptly mot - undor Democratic rule, and to meet which greenbacka or bouds must bo 1asued. This would resuit in tho depreciation of our greenback currency to an extent nover be. foro reached even during tho War, and thus dofeat tho objects for which the Grecnback party aro Juboring, viz. : o make the greenbuck par volue, These, gentiemen of the Cominittas, are for of the mauy reasons for my withdrawing from your Comtnittee during tho present political crisis of our country, 1ahall doall in my power to pro- moto the “success of the Republican Natlonal ticket. Yourw very nlncomyA # ELLITHORTE, The following-named registered at Blate Headquarters vesterday: Churles I, Shenlek, New York; Charles R. Stuart, Cairo, IlL; T W. J, Vettenhoefer, New York; W, 0, Curtls, Dés Molnes, fa.; W. I Parkinson, Braldwood Republican; O. B. Bostwick, Mattoon Uazette; Jumes Bhaw, Mount Carroll, IIl.: David Me. Willlams, Dwight, 111.; 'T. Forbes, flcrlm. Wie. ; Georgy T, Clark, New York. 'DEMOCHATIO HEADQUARTERS, ‘The magnates returncd rom Spriugfield yes- terday, aud were agaln found at their desks In the {‘nlmcr House parlors. (en. Cameron, I E. Goodell,and C. D, Liotles weraaround s usual. _Jerry Crowley was detalned home by {liuess, Ex-Gov, Palmer will speak at the Sa- urday eveniog mass-meeting. Ex-Gov. Guatavus Koerner was ainong the callers yesterduy, The Exctutive Comumitice talked about the coming mass-neeting and the state of the weather yes- terday morning, Among those milnerml were C. D, Holles, Greenville, 1113 C. Gilford, Bald- winsville, N. Y.; A. D.Campbell, Peorlu: C. M. Atwood, Battle Creels, Mieh.: J, T, 1o Morgnustield, Ky.; Maj, d, J, Boyd, Quiney; K, Graoger, Ae Tenry, 1, g IDECENDENT URRENBACKNRS. i 8 great parly was yciterday starties y the uc‘iulunpnt’A. C, "Ellithorpe, who hos opened his eyes and can sce no guod from an unholy alliince of Greenbackers und Demo- crats,” The Tremont House oatrlots were quiet as usual, An everlastiug talker, named Lucius Prince, from Worcester, Muss., gave his views very freely, Hu aclmnwlmxied, lowever, that there were no Greenbackers in the East to any great extent, The_Blue Islandersare to bo talked to by Jesso Harper this evenlug, LORENZ LRENTANO. The JUinols Staats-Zeltung of Monday last con- taln, fn {ts edltorlal colmnus, the following: In the Third Congresslonal Diatrict Mr. Lurenz Drentano la very favarablys ndl- dute for Congress. A call, aigned by a ] ber of promiucnt cltizens, -Iepublicans Independent voters,—urges his cand! wanaly. Drentano ls thoroughly acqui thie Iays and the requirements of” our country, aud 1w decidedly in favorof reforming our Clvil-Service, tho princlyal leaders of tho once calebrated Chamber “of Deputles of Budeu; ssa leader of tho Leftin tho German Parllanient at Froukfurt: as & member of the Leghlature of IHinoleduring the War, 1o which position he was a stanch supporter of Hichard Yates, the War Gov- ernor of our Stato, and as a fornier proninent mewmber of the Board of Education of our cl‘{ Drentano bas acquired great parliamentary skill and experience. ~11ls recoynized abllity In the ad- miniatration of the Consulate st Dresden is atill fresh ju the le:\umg of sll, hereto the fact that besides Hchlelcher, & Democrat from Toxas, no German-bura cilizen has yei bLeen pamed for tho ucst Cungress, Brentano would cer- tainly be & very strong cundidate in bis district, which is 0 largely populated by Qerman-Ameri- cans. THE MASS-MEETING. A meeting of the Committeevu Arrangements for the Demnocratic demonstration to-morrow night was held luat evening at the Palmer House Headquarters, Gew, John AL Corse called the meeting to order, and nominated the Hon. F. H, Kales for Chalrman, who was clected. Mr. J. II. Rea was chosen s Secretary. The Hon. C. .. Nieloft moved that the smars-meeting, owing to the continued Inclement weather, be postpened untll Tuesday, Hept. 26, which prevailed, 1t Is contemplated to have on thatoccasion a monster demonstration In Market street square, the meeting to be catled to order at 4 o'clock {n the afternoun, and to continue during the evenlng, Cluba from adioininge countles’ will attend, and the meeting will he addressed by oy, Palmer, Gen. 15 8, Bragr, the 1lon. Lyman Trumbill, Benator Dovlittle, ex-Gov. Koerncr, the Hon. Gearge B, Smith, of Madison, Wis.; the Hon, J, Sterling Morton, of Nebraska; Gen, Jobn F., Farnsworth, and others. BTATE LEGISLATURE. Ex-All, Case, of the Twelfth Ward, {s strong- l{lu?ed as s candidate for the Legislature from the Fourth District. A correspondent writes to urge the nomina- tion of Danlel N. Bash s State S8cnator from the Sccond District, and states his qualifications for the position. BOTS 1N BLUE. A mecting of the officers of the ecveral city companies of the organization known as the Boys in Blue waa licld fast night at the Grahd Pacific Hotel for the purpose of making are rangements for the trip to Indlanapolls. Gen. Chetlain presided, and there wercmwrrlvmu tn_sttendance. ‘the chair announ hat the probable expense of the trip would be $2.60 for each man. 8pceches were then made by Col. Ricaby and Gen. Beem, Uen. Reynolds, of the Committes on Trans- pamllonl then stated that' he had just been in. consultation with somc rallrosd oflicials, who had informed him that the person who had given the Transportation Committee to under- ataud that cars could be chartered, and the ex- pense reduced to $2.50 for each man, was not authorized to do so, and, morcover, that an agree- ment had heen made by sll the railroads so that cars could not bo chartered. Thereforethe Trafsportation Committce could make no romises of reduced rates. The half-fare Iol;lcu could be obtalned ot any time at §6.35 cach, Gen, Chetlaln accordingly corrected his state- ment thut the expense would be $2.5) per _man, and announced that the Committes would still work to see what arrangement could be made. Col,_ Ricaby, the chiel oflicer for the Flrst, 8ecand, and Third Congressional Districts, then asked thuse present to suggest the names of those whom they would lke tu sce on his stall. Various names were proposed, it Col. Ricaby will withhold the appointments, with the ex- ceptlon of Col. Owen Btuart, Chictof-Staff, and A, L.‘ Rockwell, Adjutant-Geueral, until thls morning. , It wasannounceil that thetrain that should take the xleleflllun to Indlanapolis Icaves the depot at the.fuot of Lake strect at 10 p. m. Tucsday night. STRAWS. The enthuelastic straw-hunter has commenced operations, as s evidenced by the following: A vote on the excursfon-train which left Des Molnes, Ia., on the 13th, for Indisnapolls, re- sulted: Lnadics * b8, gentlemen 58 for Hayes; Jadies 6 gentlemen 4 for Tildenj gentlemeén 9, tadies 0 for Cooper, The express train between Fond du Lac and Milwaukee was canvassed on the same day with the annexed result: Ladles 34, gentlemen 50, for Hayes; ladles 7, gentlemen 81, for Tilden; gentlemen 8, for Couper, The vane on the cupola of the White House indlcates that the wind {s from the West. A DEMOCHATIO RALLY. Last evening the West Slde Democrats werg to lave hield ‘o mass-mecting in the Interest of Carter I Harrlson and the Democratle party, at. Martine's Hall, Ada street, near West Madison. By 8 o'cluck " the actual count showed Just 18 voters present, and about 87 little boys ranping from B years old and upward to about 16, They kept up a constant din and jabbering. There was to have been a torchlight procession of West Side Tilden Legionites, but $o= of Democratic voters, enthusiasm, and the rain, prevented any outward show. About B8:80 o'cluck, F. Evans, President of the Eleventh Ward Democratic Clab, called the meeting to order. AL this time the number of men present did not exceed 25, fully one-balf of whom were Republicans. Gen. I N, Stiles epoke first, While Gen, Btiles was speaking a motley rabble of boys and the Eleventh Ward Tllden Leglon, headed by a band, marched fn. The boys were noisy to a remarkable degree, and the hall for a'while scemed like a smull pandemonium, The boys ran around, moved chairs, and acted more likea areel of ‘wild anfuals than youths brought up i a civillzed community. Carter H, Harrison was then {utroduced and talked about corruption. The Democracy had detected oll the frauds in the country, o al- luded to the Parls Commuue, when crime was rife. Ilosnld that the War did not cause the corraption, because the French genplc were not corrupt, $ie went on to pralse France and said that tho land was pure from top to bottom. e was not n States’ Right man, in the old sense of the word, He belleved that this country was a nation, but within a constitutional limit, lle charged that the Republicans were centralizing everything in Washington. He theu nrgued for Btates’ riehts. Ho spoke of the probity of the late Confederate House, and bow it tried to re- trench, which the Senate would not stand. IHe acknowledged that the Democratic party died in corruptlon. The rest of the speech was but o repetition of what Mr. Harrison had previously spoken at other meetings n this city. He laid all the etfects of the bard times on the Republican party, and then launched forth into a greenback argument. At the conclusion of the spe the @lee Club agalu saug, wheo Robert Rne was fn- trodaced, and spoke Lriefy, after which the mneeting adjourned. FIRST WARD. A meeting of the First Ward Republican Club was held lnst night, corner of Clark und Lake strects, Mr, Abner Taylor mprcalde\l, oud Mr. George Grabain acted s Chairman, On motion of Capt. Eoston, the following crsous were recomniended to be appoluted us fud es of clection for the ward at the forth comiug election, and the representatives of the ward fu the Grand Councll requested to seeure their appolntnent: ~First .Precinet, Enoch Howard, D. W. Nicholsou; Sccond Precinct, H. 8. Doy, F. T, Magruder; Third Precinet, A, K, Hal¢, F. A. DBrokoski; Fourth Precinct, Capt. F, 3, Brown, J. A. Russell. Ou motion, it was resolved that the Chalrman appoint u committee of three, the Chalr to be a member, to recommend names of persons to act o8 delegates at the ensulny Cougressional Conventlon ut the uext meeting, The Com- mittee was appolnted as follows: Abner Taylor, Capt, Euston, and George Graham, e speakers who were to have addressed the meeting, but who were absent on account of thie weather, were lnvited to attend Thursday even- ing. 5 THIRD WAKD. ‘The Third Ward Democrats held n meeting last evening in a edloon at No. 161 Eightceentn street. Up'to 8:80 p. m, the meeting was re- miarkably quict. A large number of spreches were made, but they were all ina low tono and addreased to an audlence of one. The follow- ing 18 a verbatim rururl af four of the specchies: “Eins "1 WZwei"| “Whisky"1 *Glmme a little gln™! The names of the speakers could not be ascertained. At about !mll-{v,rm 8 the meeting was called to order, sbout 80 belng prescut, and Mr. Lyons was elected Chafrmun. An address was then mude by Mr, Clifford, and an invitation extend- ded to all others who wisbed to speak to come forward, but nono accepted the gencrous otfor, Tho Clisfrman theu naked those who wished to joln the Club to sign their names, and sbout o dozen availed themselves of the privilege, after being ussurcd 16 should not cost them anything, ‘The meeting thereupon udjourned, It had becn wideh Desnocratic rally would be made to form a club, bug the result wes e almost total fallure, and but little futerest secmed to be manifested. . RIGUTH WARD, The Elghth Ward Republicuns had & large and enthusiastic meetiug at the corney of Lurri- son strect and Blue Istawd avenue Iast evening, Phllip Hoyne preslding. ‘The anly real business dono was the substituting of G, W. Spotford for J, I, Scaulon as & delegats from the ward to the QGraud Councll, Followlug this, speeches were made by G, W, Spoftord, M. M. Miller, and Ma}, Walte, all ot which were well recelved, NINTH WARD, ‘The Ninth Ward Democrats rallied at No, 120 South Hulated, and listened to the old stereo- typed speeches of Moses Wentworth, and Call, and Feanoy, 'This attendance was sliui, and, s consegucuce, enthuslaain was at a discount, TENTIL WALD, A meeting of the Tenth Ward Democrntic Club was held last eveniug at the corner of Lake and Peorin streets, Charles King In the chair. ‘e expectation hud Leou that the gatherlog would resolve iuto a grand rally, but, owing to the ubsence of speakurs, nothing was done beyond the entering into w general dispute a8 10 the rights of the assembled crowd at the electlon for the selection of delegates to the primary eleetion. Thu gt wus between the ward elub aud the marching club, and the dis- positlon scemed to bo to civsu out the latter, which must lead to & sorious disruption, In the discussion, one member sald he would put submit to any “skyfunglng,” which, transtated, meaus that, fn tuc appointinent of delegutes to the coming Convention, there will be trouble. TWELFTI WARD, ‘The Hayes and’ Wheeler Club of the Twelfth Ward uet at the corner of Ugden avenue and Robey stroct last night, and was called toorder by Don;{d MacMillan, Presldent, As the preseat pleasant headquartersaruabout tobe taken by the exigencivs of busiuess, the Exocutive Comnit. teo wero lustructed {0 sclect new quarters. widvertised thatagraud | After the transsction of some unimportant rou- tine business, stirrirg and {nteresting specches were made by Mr. Denman, Mr. Clark Geib, Mr. Munday, Col. Davis, and others, and the meet~ og adjourned. TWENTIETI WARD, The Ynune Men's Democratie Club of the Twentleth Ward held n meeting last evening at the corner of Kinzie ana Clark streets, and niade preparations for the tunout which is not to come off Saturday, After the transaction of routing Luainces the young men marched arouud the hail to the tune of a drum, — MISCELLANEOUS. M1BSOURL Bpectal Dispateh to The Tridune. Quixcy, Iil, Bept, 14.—An excursion party numbering about 600 persons came to Quincy to-day from different points in Missouri, A vote was taken which gave 238 for Hayesand 214 for Tilden, This result,on a Missourd traln, 1s significant, but all sccounts from that State indieate heavy Republican gains this fall. Large numbers of respectable Demnocrats are disgusted with Phelps, while the Greenback Democrats :,;,% fls‘;fllmtmf! vlrlth 'l;llmtn.},flumc arc sanguine h to declure that Fin “‘gs"‘;fi- o ukelnburg will'earry n Saturday last, at Lagrange, Mo. publicans clected their ?flmz‘:’n‘r'gézfifi?fi rectors by & handsome majority. This circum- stance, nlthum:ll,n apparently trifling, greatly surprised the Democrats, and fs nxfi 0 haye given Mr. Glover conslderable uneasiness., CLETELAND, O, cglvr.-."l‘l“h ) %D, 0., 8e] . —There w) torehlight prmnulonp of the Tilden :.n?l E’lrllel::{ drlcks Club of thls city to-night. Notwithstand. ing the lhov‘r)%?' weather it s estlinated that not lcss than 6,000 torches werein the llue, Ad- dresses were delivered in the public square by Col. James O, Brodhead, of ‘\lv"uurl, and Gen, Durbin Ward, of Ohio. "Gen. Franz Sigel, and the Hon, E. Jussen also delivered addresses in German at Garrett's Hall. The audlences were Jarge. Rain interfercd materially with the claborate (llumination and decoration of the public square, THE MAINE ELECTION. Avcusta, Me., Bept. 1d.— Curefully-revised footings from 444 mwns'Flm 2 total vote of 153,504, Connur; 74,601; Talbot, 563,803; Cone nn\r.'In u;ujmily. 1“1.093 Nincteen sinall towns and thirty- - tlolxiulycl uu{hcnfll {rli:m. i eturns from clght counties are complete. ‘The Republicans efiulud 121 Reprcnenu&vu. aud perhaps two othiers, and 20 Benators, BOUTIL CAROLINS, Covusnia, 8. C., Bept. 141 o'clock 8, m.— +In the Republican Convention Chawmberlain has Just been nominated for Governor on the firs ballot. The vote stood: Chnmberm:, fl&&‘;’ Dunn, 81; Corbin, 23 Eillott, 1. The other nominations will be made to-mor- Tow, Gpectal Dispeleh 1o T ctal Dispatch to The Tribune, ADRIAN, Mich,, aept. 4.—Tue flon. A, D. Hall, a lading Republican of Tecumsel, w: to~lay nominated us Representative to the Le: islature from the First District. The Lenawce County Convention mict at Grosvenor, and was attended by full dclcfin“um frown the ten town- ships comprising the district. ALLEOAN, KICIT. Special Dipaich fo The Tribuns. ALLEasx, Mich,, Scpt. 14.—~The Republicans of this (the Firat) district met at Fennsville to- day and numinated Crosby Euton, of Casco, for l{dcsrcu-!nluu;e. Tlxeauluu. “8]. M. Cutcheon is addressiniz o large and intelligent audlence at Empire 1fall o belnlf of Hayes and Wheeler. s BTRAWS, = Bpecial Disatch to The Tribune. NEw Canvkrl, Wis., Sept. 14.—A vote taken on the traln out of Milwaukee ou the Milwaukee & Fund du Lac Rond to-dav gave the following results llxx?‘cs, 433 Tilden, 1} Cooper, 4. A vote of the Indles gave: Hayes, 105 Tilden 2: which latte: contains u moral bachelors will do well to pouder on. 2 WITHDRAWYN, NasnviLLe, Sept. 14.—Gen, Mauey, Inde- pendent candidate for Governor has withe drawa from the canvass for the present. — FORELGN. TURKEY. THE NECENT OUTRAGES. LoxpoN, Bept. 15.—A dispatch recelved at the Forelgn Oflice from Bir H. G. Elliott, Brit- ish Ambassador st Constantinople, states that, In odditien to the arrest of the leaders of the Bashi-Bazouks, the Governor- General of Adrianople has been dismisscd for wmintalning the pgeucral armoment of Mabometavs, the necessity for such precaution baving passed. Elllott says the Britlah officer attached to the Turkish headquarters reports that great depredations bave been committed in Bervis, but no case of outrage of womea or mutllation of the wounded fs known. On receiving this intelligence the Am- bassador remonstrated with the Turk- ish Government against the depredations, and stringent orders were sent to the Turkish Commander to put a stop to them, ‘The Slandard's Berlin special says Russia is endeavoring to induce the Bulgarians to emi- grate to the Criinea, where the population is decreasing on account of the extirpation of Musselimen Tartars, who get settlements in the dreck provinces of Turkey. < TIE TURKISH COUNCIL. Lonpoy, Sept. 14.—A Vienna dispatch to the Tines reports that the greut council held by order of the Sultan to reconsider the Cubluet’s rropnsnls fur peace has contirmed on all polnts ho resolutions passed before. Thls decislon has been subinitted to the Sultan, 1t {s of con- siderable importance when it is remembered how recently the Sultans hud uncontrolled power, and now thelr sucressor must yleld to a declsion of the Ministry which is azainst his convictions, or overrulo it and change his advisers unless he can effeet 8 compromise. It 8 not the fnterest of eitber slde to carry the conflict to extremes, and a comprotise is probable, A GIOWL. The Times, in a leader, finds fault with 8ir H. G. Elliott for his _tardiness in transmitting news regarding the Lastern question. 1t asks “Where Mr. Barings report fs, and why It has not appeared, when 3, Schuyler's report has been so long before the publie, Parllu- ment must meet this autumn U the Government does not make the facts public promptly, The article continues: * We are now passing through a thue when momentous 1 issues are banging {n the balance, In the middle of Muy, the object of para- mount importance was to prevent Bervin and’ Montenegro from euguging in war. lu the middle of September the donger to be avolded Is the appearance of Russlaus a belligerent., Evcr{rluver of penco must strug. gle “againat it, Russla euters the lists our ciplomacy will doubtless become more cnurgetle, but mothing more. We are, however, dwelllng on uu unreal danger when wo declaro the present moment big with the ts- sue whether the war ceuso or assume & new and more tremendous character.’ FRANCE. CHAMEIORD. Lonooy, Sept. 14.—A special from Paris to the News soys: ‘It {s rumored that the Count de Chambord is dangerously 1), in consequeuce of the Fcnuenull rigors to which e subjected bimsel( during his retreat of nine days, CHURGH AND BTATE. ‘The same dlspatch eays the proposed cleva. tion, at the Pope's wish, of Father Beckr, Gen- eral of the Jusults, to n Cardinalate, {8 a great event in tha Catholie world, Father Beckr fs the tuture candidate of the Ultramountate purty for tho l‘nnml-}. 1118 efection would teud to uc- celerats the Old Catholie movement in Central Eurape, and could uot fuil, should the Republic §n un prosperiug, to sever Church aud Stute In rance. BELGIUM, GXOGKAPMICAL CONUMESS. BnusanLs, 8cpt. 14.—The Geographleal Con- gress brought its sittings to a close to-day. It decided to form an internatlonal assoclation, with a view to exploring Africa and suppressiyy slavery, ‘The Association 1s 1o be composed of two miembers from cuch country, besides hon- orary metmnbes The King of tlis Belgluua is to proside the first year, ——— AFRICA, 7114 BOERS' UBVOLT. i LONDON, Sept. 15—~5 8. m.—Tho Standard's advyices from the Transvaal Republic report that after the defeat of the Boers, President Burgess desired to be shot that he might not survive his dlsgrace. ‘The President hos been usked to ru- quest England to sccept the ‘Irunsvesl terrls tory, GREAT BRITAIN. rAILULE, Loxrpon, Scpt. 1.—Mlller & Bons,’ ealico printers, of Glasgow, have falled, Thelr Uabili- ties are reported to be 500,000, ——— RUSSIA. *~ POLISI ADMINISTRATION. I Banuwy, Bept. 14.—Tle forwer fudependence of the Pollsh adminlstrative suthorities has been entirely abolished by Rassts, and the offics of the Becretary for Poland is to ba supprassed, TWID, TAE CHAMPION AMERICAN GRARBEN'S APFRANe ANCE, T.oxpon, Sept. 14.—Tweed and bis secretary, Hunt, left the 8an 8imons quarantine depot for fil Clr':u‘lllo de BSan Sebastian, and paseed hrough Vigo on foot at midday, looking weil, particularly T'O!Il:’ Dot Twere RAILROADS. FREIGHTS. Bpecial Ditpateh to The Tridwme, InprapoLis, Ind., SBept 14.—The Journal to. m;rrnw mo'mlnz will contaln the following: 'rom a private source we | thy Jotterday? & tolcaracs eas-sea from Qeasra] reight Agent Hutter, of the New York Central Hoad, to General Manager McCallongh, of the Pittse burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Road, proposing to sdvance rr.ten out of Chicago on east-bound baas- . ness 10 centa per hendred . - sent the lelcgrl':n «o'm-‘ifin?@:fu""{ wh“ l\l‘:‘;fi‘ll that, whenever the New Yotk Central management wouldadopt & schedule of ratcs on the wileayo {z‘:l.)a.' then m‘e'l‘anflnl"nl:u Company was reauy ance rates. Un no proposition would be e:('u{:l.:élr;.u $hak polo y——— ITEMS, ‘The managers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, and Chicago & Nortliwestern Rallroads, known ss the lowa-pool lines, held a mecting yesterday for the purposc of equalizing the through rates from Umaba to the East. It is clained that goods could Le shipped from Omaba to the East vin 8t. Louls two cents Jess than via Chis cago, and it is understood thaot the difference wis adjusted ot yesterday’s meeting, The managera'o! the Southern Kfism\uh Fast Frelght Line held o meeting in this city aud arranged a new achedule of ratea, No changes of importance were made. Among those pres- cnt ‘ut the meeting were Janes Collett, Presi- denty and J. L. Knodall,General Freight Agen of the Evansville, Terre Hante & Chicago Rall road; C. U. Crosby, Genernl Frelght Apent of the 8t. Louis & Suuthcustern Il.filrnn + E. 8. Babeotk, Jr., Utnerd Fréfght Agent of the Evavaville & Crawfordsville Raflcoad; W. B. Williams, General Freight Agent of the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad;snd Robers Fo{alylih‘. Qeneral Agent of the Southern Dis- patch Line. The Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt. Paul Railroad 18 now running slecpers on night trolns from Chicago through to 8t. Paul instead of La Crosse, ns herctofore. The change will une doubtedly be appreciated by the people having oceasion to travel that way, ——— THE WEATHER, Wasnixgrow, D. C., 8cpt. 15~1 a. m.—Fox the Upper Lakes, diminlahing northwest winds, veering to warmer, southwest, rising, follow.d by falling baromneter, and partly cloudy weather, LOCAL ODSERYATIONS. Culgano, Sept. 14, | Bar. Thr u._ Wind. | Jow. Wealher 20.811 80, 94 W., light. s SHi B 1re u7| o] Wl tw.m o3| BIND W fresh 2w 6ol 1101N WL, fren I3uusl g3] 100l N2 W2L ught.| il Ciewr, Hazlinuin thermometer, 01, Aial muus thermotueter, 55, GENZLAL U AVATIONE, Cirtcaao, Bept. 14-3iidatght, U ) TFind, | Rain Tealher, Biations. | Bar. Clouay, -'LL. ruin. iCiéar, OBITUARY. Mexrns, Tenn., Bept. 14.—Willlam B, Hams lin, an old and highly-reapected citizen, dled suddenly this afternoon of apoplexy. He was 1n good health aud splrits during the morning, and had written some friends an fovitution to lunch in honor of the marriuge of his adopted daughter, and on their arrival an hour later they found him a corpse. Speciul Dispaich to The Tribune, INDIANAFOLIS, "Sept. 14,—A gentleman who took passage un the Pan Handle train ut Bills- burg to-day for 8L, Louis was taken suddenly ill on the trip, and died liere shortly after his ar- rival. There was nothiy on his person to identify Liln, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nezw Youx, Sept. 1f.~Arrived, steamships Russta, from Liverpoul, and Pereire, from Havre. Loxnoy, Sept. 14.—Steamship, Utopla, {rom New Yurk.‘ hs arrived out, o Bles BUSINESS NOTICES. Nealing by Laying Ou of Hands,—Dr. Broadbent s curiny; some, very dificnit cases of chronle diseasee thai were consiiered incarable by our best phyeiclans, to whom o can refer. who read this should aend or call for the Doctor's new clreular on healing power. 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